Books with title Buck

• American Library Association Recommended Book• Avon Flare Young Adult Novel Competition Winner• Publishers Weekly Cuffie Award RecipientSynopsisBUCK tells the story of Rich, an average teenage jock, and Buck, a teenager from Los Angeles who’s running from his past. When Rich catches the stranger Buck Dawson trying to break into his car, instead of turning Buck in, he hears Buck out and decides on the spur of the moment to take Buck home with him. Neither of the two has any idea just how much this decision will change their lives — or just how much it will bring out both the best and the worst in everyone around them.Bonus ContentThis anniversary edition of the award-winning novel BUCK includes a never-before published epilogue and a new author foreword. Praise for BUCK“... impressively focused and well written ...” — Publishers Weekly “The stranger Rich Candy finds in his car one August day is a teenage boy from Los Angeles running from his past. When Rich decides to take Buck Dawson home with him, he doesn’t know how his decision will change his life....” — The ALAN Review “Sometimes, supporting a friend cannot be more important than standing up for what is right.” — Voice of Youth Advocates “This fascinating and disturbing novel [was] written when the author was 17.... This is a subtle story, with no easy explanations or answers. ... a sure hit with fans of S.E. Hinton and Robert Cormier.” — KLIATT “When I saw BUCK’s spine I pulled it out with a gasp and dropped a handful of other books just to open it up and look into it again … I read this book to pieces when I was a kid.” — Kim Samsin, blogger

American Library Association Recommended Book Avon Flare Young Adult Novel Competition Winner Publishers Weekly Cuffie Award Recipient Synopsis: BUCK tells the story of Rich, an average teenage “jock”, and Buck, a teenager from LA who’s running from his past. When Rich catches the stranger Buck Dawson trying to break into his car, instead of turning Buck in, he hears Buck out and decides on the spur of the moment to take Buck home with him. Neither of the two has any idea just how much this decision will change their lives — or just how much either one of them can bring out both both the best and the worst in everyone around them. New content: This anniversary edition of the award-winning novel BUCK includes a never-before published epilogue and a new author foreword. Praise for BUCK: “... impressively focused and well written ...” — Publishers Weekly “The stranger Rich Candy finds in his car one August day is a teenage boy from Los Angeles running from his past. When Rich decides to take Buck Dawson home with him, he doesn’t know how his decision will change his life....” — The ALAN Review “Sometimes, supporting a friend cannot be more important than standing up for what is right.” — Voice of Youth Advocates “This fascinating and disturbing novel [was] written when the author was 17.... This is a subtle story, with no easy explanations or answers. ... a sure hit with fans of S.E. Hinton and Robert Cormier.” — KLIATT “When I saw BUCK’s spine I pulled it out with a gasp and dropped a handful of other books just to open it up and look into it again … I read this book to pieces when I was a kid.” — Kim Samsin, blogger